Sharper Iron: Jesus in His Father’s House

Rev. John Butcher from Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Centralia, Missouri, studies Luke 2:41-52. Today’s study covers Jesus the Greater Temple and Greater Sacrifice, the necessity of Jesus’ death and Luke’s journey of the Cross.

Luke 2:41-52

The Boy Jesus in the Temple

41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover.42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom.43 And when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it,44 but supposing him to be in the group they went a day’s journey, but then they began to search for him among their relatives and acquaintances,45 and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching for him.46 After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.47 And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.48 And when his parents[a] saw him, they were astonished. And his mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been searching for you in great distress.”49 And he said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?”[b]50 And they did not understand the saying that he spoke to them.51 And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them. And his mother treasured up all these things in her heart.

52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature[c] and in favor with God and man.

You might need to pull up Google to understand this bio for Rev. Jonathan Fisk. If you ask him what he has in his favorite mug, it’s probably Bulletproof coffee with Matcha Tea. This native West Coaster keeps two chickens, Arrakis and Shai Hulud, but if he cooks for you, you’ll get to taste his famous curry. Although his bookshelf is full of theological books, you’ll most likely find him reading Herman Sasse. When he’s not cranking out programming and interviewing guests, you might find him in jeans and flip flops writing his next bit of fiction or finding the next island he’d like to explore.